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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the study of an economic impact zone by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Contingent on the enactment of S.B. 84 or |
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similar legislation by the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, |
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allowing the Texas Department of Transportation to finance a |
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highway project using a transportation impact zone, the Texas |
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Department of Transportation shall: |
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(1) conduct a study on the benefits, limitations, and |
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effects of the use of the zone; and |
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(2) provide to the legislature a report containing the |
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findings of the study not later than December 1, 2018. |
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(b) If S.B. 84 or similar legislation is not enacted by the |
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85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, Subsection (a) of this |
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section has no effect. |
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(c) This section expires January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |